Tag Archives: family

Good Help and Good Company

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Fact is, I could do all of this plumbing work by myself, taking it step by step, and slogging my way forward. Sooner or later, I’d get it done. Continue reading →

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Arrivals and Departures

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Morning air, cool, light, clean.
Children’s voices, soft in their early rising.
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Priorities

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Doc Arnett

At least every now and then, just being together ought to move up to the top of the Next Actions List.
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Elijah Daniel Switzer

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Doc Arnett

I hold Daniel a while longer, caressing him and these few moments, looking at him and cradling him in ways that my father never held my children. Continue reading →

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Bowl Games

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Somehow, it has always seemed that fathers need more forgiveness than grandfathers. Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Blessing

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Doc Arnett

The blessing of smiles and hugs at the front door,
the sound of laughter in the living room,
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The Orphan Goes Berry Pickin’

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Somehow, I have stepped into another place, another time. A place and time that have always been and yet have never been before. Continue reading →

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Smiling with God

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Doc Arnett

There is little more deeply pleasing, more refreshing, more satisfying than witnessing those you love taking delight in one another’s presence. Continue reading →

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